Canada is involved with the fight against Ebola...

Canada's financial contributions

Canada has committed funding to support health, humanitarian and security interventions in West Africa. Allocations include:

• Over $20 million to the World Health Organization (WHO):
  • Over $15 million to strengthen the medical response in Ebola-affected countries.
    • This will be used to assist with preparedness activities in neighbouring countries not affected by Ebola.
    • It will also be used to improve coordination efforts.
  • $5 million to support international security-related Ebola response activities in West Africa.
    • Canada's contribution will support essential biosafety and biosecurity measures. These measures will strengthen the field response to the outbreak and reduce associated threats to health and security.
• $10.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP):
  • This will be used to meet immediate food needs and prevent acute malnutrition among young children and women.
• $10 million to UNICEF for health education efforts in communities. Canada's support will:
  • increase the knowledge of health staff and community volunteers on preventative measures,
  • expand in-community care services for Ebola patients, and
  • improve access to basic services such as food, water and non-Ebola health services.
• $9.5 million to the WFP's United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS). This support will help the Logistics Special Operation:
  • meet the critical logistics and transportation needs of responders, and
  • improve the efficiency of the overall humanitarian response.
• $4 million to the UN Ebola Multi-Partner Trust Fund to address critical gaps in response efforts.
• Over $3.8 million to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). This will be used to:
  • support medical capacity to trace contact cases and manage clean-up efforts,
  • strengthen capacity in non-affected countries to prepare for and respond to the Ebola crisis, and
  • enhance coordination efforts.
• $5 million to the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) to help fill urgent medical and emergency staffing needs in emergency treatment centres. Canada's support is designed to save lives and stop the spread of Ebola.
• $5 million to the French Red Cross Society (FRCS) to support the operation of its Ebola Treatment Centres in Guinea. This support will ensure that Ebola-infected patients receive the treatment and care they need to survive.
• $4.2 million to Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) will be used to:
  • support treatment efforts, including in community care locations,
  • train medical and support staff in Guinea,
  • provide isolation and protection measures to limit and contain the spread of the Ebola virus, and
  • provide care to people affected by Ebola.
• $2.6 million to Samaritan's Purse to meet the urgent needs of those affected and prevent further spread of Ebola in Liberia. Canada's support will also be used to provide home-based care kits, educational material, and infection prevention and control kits.
• $1.3 million to Action Contre la Faim (ACF) will be used to increase awareness and training in communities in Sierra Leone and Guinea. These activities are designed to help contain the Ebola virus.
• $1 million to Plan Canada to set up Ebola Care Units. These Units will provide complementary care to people in Liberia who are affected by Ebola. This support will also be used to train healthcare and community workers.
• $1 million to CANADEM to support the deployment of Canadian and non-Canadian experts. They will be deployed to help United Nations agencies responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
• $1 million to OXFAM Québec will be used to help contain and reduce the spread of Ebola. This support will also increase access to treatment facilities for affected populations in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
• $1 million to Save the Children will be used to implement an integrated multi-sectoral Ebola response in Guinea. This response effort will provide immediate assistance to vulnerable children and their families.
• $500,000 to CARE Canada will address the broader humanitarian impacts of Ebola. Canada's support will improve access to clean water. It will also enhance awareness of good hygiene practices to help contain the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.
• $23.5 million to support further research and development of Ebola medical countermeasures. Canada's Ebola vaccine and monoclonal antibody treatments will be used to:
  • support clinical trials in Africa, and
  • help produce monoclonal antibody treatments.
• $3 million to support the provinces and territories in the delivery of infection control training and equipment. These funds will be used to help with the deployment of the Public Health Agency of Canada's Rapid Response Teams.
• $1 million to deploy additional trained Quarantine Officers at Canadian airports to support these enhanced border measures.
• Contingency planning to provide appropriate duty of care for Canadian personnel deployed to affected regions.

Canada is engaging in discussions with a number of partners on how best to continue to respond to the Ebola outbreak.